THIS IS A SERIES OF SHOTS TAKEN INSIDE THE NORTHAMPTON WORKS, SHOTS USED WE THINK AS A PROMOTIONAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE OVERHAUL PROCEDURES FOR BOTH OUTSIDE CUSTOMERS, AND HML/BHH.

CHASSIS SHOP ROLLS UP FIRST…..Chassis_shop                                                                   

…MISCELLANEOUS BAY..LOOK AT THOSE WHITE LINES..NOTHING OVERHANGING…Engine_miscellaneous_shop 

……..ENGINE SHOP………

Engine_shop

…ENGINE TEST BAY….BLOKE STANDING WITH THE EAR DEFENDERS ON, NICE BLOKE, DESERVES A MENTION…WHO IS HE ??………Engine_test_shop

…..MACHINE SHOP………….Machine_shop

…..TRANSMISSION BAY….IN THOSE DAYS, HML WERE IN THE "CORNER"….Transmission_bay

…AND DONT FORGET THE OLD WELDING SHOP….DONT KNOW WHETHER THATS DENNY IN THE WHITE SMOCK …………ANYBODY KNOW ??…….Welding_shop 

…..AND LASTLY FRED HEAD`S WATER TOWER, POSSIBLY THE ONLY ORIGINAL BUILDING LEFT AT THIS TIME, MIDDLE/LATE 1960`S, FROM THE ORIGINAL "HUNSBURY IRON WORKS"#, BUILT IN THE 19thC….(# SEE HISTORY LATER ON.)….IF ANYBODY HAS A BETTER FOTO…PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SEND IT TO US.Water_tower 

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